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The death of two Russian nationals in quick succession and in suspicious circumstances in Odisha’s Rayagada district recently merits a thorough investigation. Although the Russian embassy in New Delhi has said that Indian police had found “no criminal element” in the deaths, the possibility of foul play cannot be ruled out, especially since one of them, Pavel Antov, was a

Although political uncertainty over government formation in Nepal has ended for now with the swearing-in of a government led by Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-MC) chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the damage done by Dahal’s opportunism to Nepal’s democracy will be felt for some time to come. Dahal was part of the Nepali Congress-led coalition government and the alliance

The country’s success in reducing its Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), as recorded by data released last week, is good news on the health front. According to the special bulletin issued by the Registrar General of India, the MMR dropped from 130 per lakh live births in 2014-16 to 97 per lakh live births in 2018-20. The MMR is the number of mothers who die from complications

Nepali voters have delivered a fractured verdict in the recent general elections. No party has won a majority or even a convincing lead. The Nepali Congress has emerged as the single largest party, with 89 seats in the 275-member parliament. The opposition Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) has won 77 seats and the CPN-Maoist Centre (CPN-MC) 32 seats.

The launch of Vikram-S, India’s first privately developed rocket, from ISRO’s launch pad in Sriharikota recently marked an important landmark in the country’s foray into space. Developed by a four-year-old Hyderabad-based start-up, Skyroot Aerospace, it is the first in a series of much larger rockets to come. The rocket, named after the father of the country’s space programme,

Over the span of a little over a fortnight India has hosted two global counter-terrorism conferences; the UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committees’ meetings in Mumbai and Delhi on October 26 and 27, and then the 3rd Ministerial Conference on Countering Financing of Terrorism in New Delhi on November 18 and 19. These meetings are a reflection not only of India’s

The latest Climate Transparency Report, which was released recently, has reaffirmed the serious concerns over climate change and its impact on society and economy, with specific reference to India. The report, which was prepared by experts from the G-20 nations, has stated that India would be the worst-hit by climate change among all the countries in the group. India suffered

The government’s move to deny chairmanship of some parliamentary standing committees to the Congress and the Trinamool Congress is wrong, and goes against the best parliamentary traditions. While the Congress is set to lose chairmanship of the standing committee on home affairs, the TMC may lose its position as chairman of the committee on food and consumer affairs. The

One year after the Taliban stormed to power in Afghanistan, it failed and indeed refused, to transform itself into a responsible and inclusive government.

One year after the Taliban stormed to power in Afghanistan, it failed and indeed refused, to transform itself into a responsible and inclusive government.